BENNINGTON – Longtime Town Manager Stuart Hurd has died.

Sources in the community told the Banner Sunday that they believed the manager, who had been on medical leave from his position since early July, had passed away on Saturday.

Hurd had been receiving medical treatment during his leave, at times at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Reached Sunday afternoon, Select Board Chair Tom Haley confirmed the report.

“Bennington Town Manager Stuart Hurd passed away peacefully on Saturday following a long illness,” Haley said in an email. “We ask the community to respect the privacy of his family at this time. More information will be made available as is appropriate.”

Haley also confirmed that Assistant Town Manager Dan Monks, who had been away on a trip, would return to Bennington.

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